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Name: _ ill: A<br />

67. Having exaggerated feeling of weakness and inadequacy is referred to as<br />

a. an inferiority complex<br />

b. an incongruent personality<br />

c. a dysfunctional self-concept<br />

d. an Oedipal complex<br />

68. The psychodynamic theories of personality have been criticized for which ofthe following?<br />

a. sexIsm<br />

b. lack of testability<br />

c. inadequate supportive evidence<br />

d. all of these reasons<br />

69. The theoretical orientation that argues that psychology should study only observable behavior is<br />

a. rational-emotive<br />

b. behaviorism<br />

c. humanism<br />

d. invasive<br />

70. Research in the behavioral tradition has focused largely on which of the following?<br />

a. learning<br />

b. personality<br />

c. social behavior<br />

d. sensation and perception<br />

71. Which of the following terms is least closely associated with Skinner's view of personality?<br />

a. determinism<br />

b. reinforcement<br />

c. unconscious motivation<br />

d. response tendencies<br />

72. Which of the following definitions of "personality" best reflects the views ofB. F. Skinner?<br />

a. stable behavioral traits that evolve as a function of natural selection<br />

b. a collection of response tendencies that are tied to various stimulus situations<br />

c. consistent patterns of behavior that occur as a result of unconscious impulses<br />

d. innate behavioral tendencies that reflect a unique pattern of genetic predispositions<br />

73. Albert Bandura's concept of reciprocal determinism is best summarized as<br />

a. "The environment continually shapes us."<br />

b. "Humans continually shape the environment."<br />

c. "Environments shape humans and humans shape environments."<br />

d. "Each person's world is his or her own." .<br />

74. In explaining a person's aggressiveness, a social learning theorist would favor which of the following<br />

explanations?<br />

a. an inferiority complex<br />

b. unconscious forces<br />

c. observational learning<br />

d. unresolved conflicts<br />

75. A social learning theorist would most likely explain the behavior of a spoiled brat in terms of which of the<br />

following?<br />

a. personality defects of the child<br />

b. unresolved conflicts between the child and the parents<br />

c. learning through observation and reinforcement<br />

d. a genetic predisposition resulting in a high need for attention<br />

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